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Unite! Research School: A Week of European Collaboration in Research
The first Unite! Research School brought together almost 200 doctoral and master's students as well as researchers from all nine Unite! universities.
Valuable lessons from nature: Professor finds inspiration in spider silk
Tenured Aalto associate professor Maria Sammalkorpi explains how the phenomena in nature can be used to understand and improve manufactured materials
Last chance to nominate for 2024 911±¬ÁÏÍø Open Science Award
The deadline for submissions is 3 Dec, 2024.
Ashish Thapliyal: It’s amazing how small interactions can shape your career in unexpected ways
Ashish Thapliyal, a Doctoral Researcher at 911±¬ÁÏÍø, reflects on his unique educational journey and the valuable experiences he gained while studying at Aalto and Industrial Engineering and Management.
Best Paper Award for Professor Jari Huikku and his colleagues
The award-winning study investigates which strategic factors influence the use of risk analysis techniques (RATs)
911±¬ÁÏÍø Publication Series is getting a new look
Aalto has revamped its publication series, and with the updates, new templates are now available for the covers. The number of series on offer and the ways to order publications have also been updated.
AI helps detect the severity of diabetes-related eye disease
This advance could enable many new diagnostic applications in the future
What makes nature restorative? 911±¬ÁÏÍø researchers explore Finnish forests and Japanese gardens
Biodiversity is central to the restorative power of Finnish forests.
New technology brings immersive audio to everyone’s pockets
A new type of sound recording technology allows recording of immersive soundscapes with ordinary microphones and an inexpensive accessory
Funding for a democratic transition to sustainability
Three projects from 911±¬ÁÏÍø are among the recipients. The Nessling Foundation's grants aim to advance the implementation of sustainability transitions in the context of democracy, the EU, and nature conservation areas.
Trial use for American Chemical Society´s e-books
The books in trial use are available for reading until the end of September 2025.
The Dean has selected the students to receive the Dean's Impact Award 2024
The award goes to Joel Hentunen and Ninni Norra. The Dean will also award Isaac Jyväsjärvi with an Honorary Mention
Nikos Makris: Our common scientific goal is to understand how the brain works using multi-modal neuroimaging
'I feel extremely comfortable. I don’t see anybody judging and I have total freedom of speech.'
Juho Uzkurt Kaljunen receives TEK’s and TFiF’s best dissertation award
The doctoral thesis written by Doctor of Science in Technology Juho Uzkurt Kaljunen improves the recovery of nutrients from wastewater and bringing them to market.
A front-row view on today’s major challenges: Corinna Coupette bridges law and technology
Coupette was appointed assistant professor of computer science this autumn
The Dr. h.c. Marcus Wallenberg's Foundation in Finland supports the establishment of professorships at Hanken School of Economics and the School of Business
To commemorate its 50th anniversary, the Dr. h.c. Marcus Wallenberg’s Foundation for Research in Business Administration has decided to support the establishment of two endowed professorships. In addition, the foundation announces that it will significantly increase its annual support for the doctoral programme Kataja.
Pectin-based composite for ‘smart’ window and energy storage applications
Novel application of pectin as photothermal material
A breakthrough in photonic time crystals could change how we use and control light
The new discovery could dramatically enhance technologies like lasers, sensor, and optical computing in the near future.
Battery demand is growing exponentially – BATCircle3.0 provides a leap in battery material and recycling research in Finland
The three-year BATCircle3.0 project, led by 911±¬ÁÏÍø, offers a strategic focus on new openings for battery materials refining and battery recycling.
Artificial intelligence tools to support information retrieval
Artificial intelligence is also going to change information retrieval and many databases are developing their own AI-based add-ons.
